Hyderabad, June 18 -- Hundreds of elderly retired employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) staged a flash protest outside Bus Bhavan at RTC X Roads in Hyderabad on Thursday, June 18, demanding payment of long-pending salary arrears from 2017 and 2021, as well as leave encashment dues that have remained unpaid years after their retirement.

The protesters, most of them aged between 65 and 75 years, had served the TGSRTC for periods ranging from 20 to 30 years and more. Their individual arrears amount to between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh depending on their years of service. They attempted to enter the Bus Bhavan but were stopped at the gates by the police.

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